this world that's plastic
fake smiles
while some pretend to be your friend
yet behind your back they laugh at you
yes those fair weather friends
who don't have anyone's best interests at heart
gossip mongers
who love to pat themselves on the back
while kissing their own ass
fool hardy people
who karma loves
to bite when they least expect it
and why?
because the universe returns
what you put out
if you put out love
then love is what you'll get in return
and the opposite also applies
at the same time
it won't let you forget it either
but for the most part
some never learn that lesson
then the hard lesson is returned
ten fold

cool wind
breathing down
dragon clouds
high in the distant sky
look closely
and you'll see a red hawk
soaring with those clouds
cliff swallows fluttering
around everywhere
tall red oak reaching upward
prickly pear cactus blossoming
along with blue bonnets and indian paintbrush
you can smell all of the blossoms
rattler sunning himself on the edge
of the pink and black granite
and mother nature finds
a way to greet the day

I remember
the old trails
back in the San Juan mountains
old fishing creeks
ladened with brook and brown trout
hidden coves
where one can cool off
from a hike
and enjoy the day
and I smile
from pleasures one
gets from forays
into mother nature
one can enjoy the silence
and solitude
from the hustle and bustle
of everyday life
relax..
enjoy what you can
life is but a journey
in the scheme in this
universe